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Semeru volcano
Stratovolcano 3676 m (12,060 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -8.11°S / 112.92°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Semeru volcano eruptions:
1818, 1829, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1848, 1849(?), 1851, 1856, 1857, 1865, 1866(?), 1887, 1887, 1888, 1889-91, 1892, 1893, 1893-94, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1941-42, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1950-64, 1967-ongoing
Typical eruption style:
Explosive. Near constant strombolian activity, occasionally stronger explosions, lava flows and pyroclastic flows.

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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL120 AT 18/2230 OBS VA DTG: 18/2330Z

Sat, 18 Apr 2020, 23:45
23:45 PM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 18 Apr 2020
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 18 Apr 2020
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU02 at 23:28 UTC, 18/04/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200418/2330Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/51
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA REPORTED TO FL120 AT 18/2230
OBS VA DTG: 18/2330Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL120 VRB05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 19/0530Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 19/1130Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 19/1730Z NOT AVBL
RMK: CVGHM REPORTED ERUPTION TO 300M ABOVE SUMMIT. VA
UNIDENTIFIABLE ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO MET CLOUD
OBSCURATION. HEIGHT AND WINDS BASED ON GROUND REPORT AND
MODEL GUIDANCE. ADVISORY WILL BE RE-ISSUED IF NEW
INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news

Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 08:11
Semeru volcano (East Java, Indonesia): eruption at night
Semeru volcano covered by clouds (image: PVMBG)
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin recorded today at 02:30 local time an explosion that generated an ash plume, which reached approx. 13,000 ft (3,962 m) altitude and drifted southwest. ... read all
Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 02:30
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 MOV SW AT 16/0204Z OBS VA DTG: 16/0230Z
Wed, 15 Apr 2020, 01:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VONA STATE ERUPTION TO FL140 AT 15/005Z OBS VA DTG: 15/0030Z
Sun, 12 Apr 2020, 23:30
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL140 MOV SE OBS VA DTG: 12/2316Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 12 Apr 2020
Sat, 11 Apr 2020, 23:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSION TO FL130 OBSERVED BY GROUND OBSERVER
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 11 Apr 2020
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